Child&#39;s coaxer feeding vessel



Feb. 19, 1957 c. D. LEE

CHILD'S COAXER FEEDING VESSEL Filed March 29, 1954 INVENTOR. COR/V5 L /A 0. LE 5 ATTORNEY United States Patent Ofi ice Patented Feb. 19, 1957 CHILDS COAXER FEEDING VESSEL Cornelia D. Lee, Los Angeles, Calif. Application March 29, 1954, Serial No. 419,512

1 Claim. (Cl. 65-15) This invention relates to a new and improved novelty device incorporated in a drinking glass, cereal dish or the like which is used in feeding children. The essence of the invention resides in the fact that the bottom of the glass or bowl is transparent and provision is made beneath on the bottom of the glass or bowl for the support of a card bearing a picture.

The feature of the invention which is of particular importance is that by changing the pictures from time to time, the interest of the child in drinking all of milk or other liquid in the glass or eating all of the cereal in the cereal dish, etc., is enhanced, which aids in feeding children. Accordingly, it is one of the principal objects of this invention to stimulate the child to empty his glass or feeding dish by making it necessary for him to clear the bottom in order to see the particular picture on the slide.

Among the other features of the invention is the ease with which the pictures can be changed.

Other objects of the present invention will become apparent upon reading the following specification and referring to the accompanying drawings in which similar characters of reference represent corresponding parts in each of the several views.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a drinking glass constructed in accordance with this invent-ion viewed from the bottom.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the glass.

Fig. 3 is a top elevation showing the liquid broken away to reveal the picture below.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the picture-bearing slide.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section through a cereal bowl in which the device is incorporated.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawings a drinking glass is preferably provided with sides 11 of colored plastic 1 and a clear bottom 12. The bottom of the glass is grooved out in a groove 13 which extends across the glass leaving pads or legs 14 on either side thereof which support the glass and prevent tipping. Slots 16 of limited depth are cut in the side edges of the groove near the bottom thereof, the width of the slots being slightly greater than the thickness of a card 17 of cardboard or plastic the edges of which slide therein.

Different pictures 18 may be printed on the surfaces of the card, the pictures preferably being of a nature which will interest children. Thus, animals, nursery rhyme characters, and the like may be placed on the cards. A tab 19 on one end facilitates Withdrawal of the card.

The infants mother inserts one of the cards 17 with the picture uppermost in the bottom of the glass with its edges fitting into the slots 16. The glass is then filled with milk, fruit juice or whatever other liquid is to be consumed. Since the only way that the infant can see through the clear bottom 12 of the glass what is on the slide is to empty the glass, the infant is encouraged to drain the glass.

In Fig. 5 a cereal bowl 21 is shown having a transparent bottom 22 and having a groove 23 and slots 24 similar to the "corresponding elements of Fig. 2. The same or similar cards 17 may be slid in the slots in the bottom of the cereal bowl.

Although I have described my invention in some detail by way of illustration and example for purposes of clarity of understanding, it is understood that certain changes and modifications may be practiced within the the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A vessel, said vessel having a transparent bottom, said bottom being cut away in a groove extending diametrically across said bottom from side to side, said groove having shallow slots in the side edges near the bottom of the groove, flat pads on the bottom of said vessel on either side of said groove maintaining said vessel erect on a supporting surface, and a card having its edges fitting slidably within said slots, said card having a picture on one surface thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 777,305 Priestnall Dec. 13, 1904 1,536,716 Kade May 5, 1925 2,156,351 Paul May 2, 1939 2,200,696 LHeureux May 14, 1940 2,224,683 Ide et al Dec. 10, 1940 FOREIGN PATENTS 14,455 Great Britain Sept. 13, 1889 

